So this story involving a Utah father has gone viral over the past few days, and gained national attention. I had another idea of what I was going to talk about this week, but this opportunity is too good to pass up.

Basically, if you haven’t heard the story, Scott Mackintosh, a father of seven including four daughters, was trying to prove a point to his teenage daughter about wearing modest clothing. Rather than argue with his daughter who did not want to change her short shorts, he simply found a pair of old levis, took a pair of scissors to them, and created his own brand of ‘Daisy Dukes.’

Initially, Scott said he expected his daughter to notice while the family was still at home (you can read the full account on the family’s blog). She didn’t, and he eventually takes his altered wardrobe on the road. After going out to dinner and miniature golfing, his daughter finally had enough embarrassment and stayed in the car while the rest of the family enjoyed some ice cream at Arctic Circle on the way home.

Scott, I solute you! As a fellow dad who cares about his daughters, I commend your effort.

I just know there are going to be many battles ahead that Tara and I will have to wage with our two young girls, and I hope I can pick up some great parenting lessons like this along the way.

Speaking of battles, at 6 months old, Taylor has started to eat normal food pretty regularly. We took her to a frozen yogurt shop recently, and let her try some of the samples. She is clearly our child, as she inherited the sweet tooth of both of her parents. As you can see from the video, though, this girl is used to getting what she wants. We could be in trouble with this one.

Maybe someday you’ll see me strutting around St. George in a pair of ‘Daisy Duke’ cutoffs. For the sake of all involved, however, I hope that’s not the case.